Terminology work in a nutshell

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1 From the SelectedWorks of Uwe Muegge June 7, 2012 Terminology work in a nutshell Uwe Muegge Available at:

2 Terminology Work in a nutshell Uwe Muegge

3 Why?

4 When?

5 How?

6 TEN GOOD REASONS F O R M A N A G I N G T E R M I N O L O G Y

7 A good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables simplified writing and reviewing of source documents

8 Collaborative Authoring Writer 1 Reviewer Writer 2 Editor Writer 3

9 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables consistent use of terminology across functional areas

10 Typical Functional Areas Regulatory Affairs Training Software Engineering Marketing Communication Hardware Engineering Technical Communication

11 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables consistent use of terminology across different versions

Strings Strings User Manual Training Training

12 Document Versioning User Interface User Interface Knowledge Base Knowledge Base Software Software Strings Strings User Manual Training Training Material Material Online Online Help Help Graphics Graphics

13 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables effective protection of intellectual property

14 Think Trademarks! To translate or not to translate - that is the question.

15 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables automatic terminology lookup and reuse during translation

16 Translation Environment

17 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables high-quality machine translation output

18 Professional MT System

19 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables simplified terminology quality assurance after translation

20 Automatic Term Checker

21 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables simplified translation editing and reviewing

22 Editing without Glossary

23 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables compliance with established industry best practices

24 Best Practice Standards LISA QA Model SAE J2450 Translation Quality Metric Applicable Standards ASTM F2575 Standard Guide for Quality Assurance in Translation CEN EN European Quality Standard for Translation Services

25 Another good reason for managing terminology Terminology management enables all communicators to meet a critical user requirement

26 Consistent terminology =

27 When?

28 ASAP!

29 The Cost of Delaying Terminology Management Product Data Document Description Authoring Editing Acceptance Translation Maintenance Source: Schütz, Jörg: MULTIDOC Controlling language in multilingual documentation

30 How?

31 The hardest part of terminology management is actually doing it

32 Terminology management doesn t have to be hard

33 TermWiki streamlines terminology management Creating a Project Assigning Roles Creating/Importing Terms Notification of Reviewers (Source) Notification of Reviewers (Target) Translation Notification of Translators Discussion and Finalization (Source) Discussion and Finalization (Target) Exporting Terms to TMS/Publishing

35 How to speed-up critical translation projects?

36 Stop in-country translation review!

37 Start in-country terminology review!

38 Automatic Notification of Terminology Reviewers

39 Sample Workflow for 3-day Translation Turnaround

40 THE THREE THINGS I W A N T Y O U TO R E M E M B E R

41 A good thing to remember: Terminology management should not be viewed as limited to translation

42 A good thing to remember: Terminology management is as much about productivity as it is about quality

43 A good thing to remember: Terminology management should start early for maximum effect

44 Q&A

45 Thank you for your attention! Uwe Muegge

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